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Morehouse Receives $1.6M to Expand Prison Education Program

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It found Black state residents are more than twice as likely — and Latino/a residents are three times as likely — as white residents to be incarcerated in Georgia. The Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership's (AYCGL) Higher Education in Prisons Program began in 2020 and has served over 180 incarcerated students.

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West Virginia University May Cut 32 Majors, 7% of Faculty

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The West Virginia University Board of Governors extended Gee's contract to 2025 at a late July meeting, with chair Taunja Willis-Miller noting that the school is in a "state of transformation." That would mean a 7% reduction in faculty at the school's Morgantown campus. We do not take that lightly. These decisions are difficult to make."

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UGA 2024 Early Action Updates

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In addition, the applicant pool has flipped from roughly 65% In-State applicants in 2013 to 42% In-State applicants this year. This year, our growth in EA was more In-State than Out-of-State, with roughly a 3% total increase in EA apps and most of this being from Georgians.

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Best Programs for Specific Majors at Top Tier Schools

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Here’s an example: in 2013, the University of Iowa was the No. Well, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop (IWW) was the first creative writing program in the United States. (It Colleges are under constant pressure to increase profit and maximize yield, and a lot of the material they put out is simply marketing. Why is that?

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Women Make Up Historic 42% of MBA Enrollment in 2023: Report

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That number has grown significantly over the last decade, rising from 34% in 2013. The percentage of women enrolled in full-time MBA programs was 34% in 2013, according to a Forté Foundation press release , but rose to 41% by 2022. These high-power MBA programs can open doors for women, who are still underrepresented in CEO positions.

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Shootings at Colleges: U.S. Statistics

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While state legislatures continue to debate gun policy, there's no denying the frequency of school shootings in the U.S. 1970: Kent State University. According to Kent State, on May 4, members of the Ohio National Guard fired 61-67 shots into a crowd during a protest at the university in Kent, Ohio. 2013: Santa Monica College.

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Where Did Mike Pence Go to College?

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Before serving with President Donald Trump, Pence was the governor of Indiana from 2013-2017 and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001-2013. After graduating from Columbus North High School, he took the short trek to the oldest private college in the state, Hanover College , just outside Madison, Indiana.